Kom hertil med grilltangen.

Kom is the imperative form of at komme (to come).

So Kom hertil means Come here or Come over here.

In Danish, the imperative is often just the verb stem:

• at komme → kom
• at gå → gå
• at tage → tag

This is the normal way to give a command or instruction.

Hertil means to here or here/to this place, so it includes the idea of movement toward the speaker.

• her = here
• hertil = to here / over here

So:

• Kom her = Come here
• Kom hertil = Come over here / come to this spot

In everyday speech, Kom her is often more common, but Kom hertil is perfectly understandable and a bit more explicit about direction.

Here med grilltangen most naturally means bringing the grill tongs with you.

So the full sentence means something like:

• Come over here with the grill tongs
• Bring the grill tongs over here

The preposition med often means with, but in sentences like this it can imply accompaniment: the person should come and bring that object along.

In some contexts, yes, med can mean with / using, as in using a tool. But in this sentence, the most natural reading is bring the grill tongs with you.

Why? Because the verb is kom (come), which describes movement. When Danish says:

• Kom ... med X

it often means come, bringing X.

If the meaning were clearly use the grill tongs, the sentence would usually be built differently, depending on the context.

Grilltangen is the definite singular form: the grill tongs.

• en grilltang = a pair of grill tongs / grill tongs
• grilltangen = the grill tongs

Danish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car

So:

• en grilltang → grilltangen

This tells you the speaker has a specific grill tongs in mind.

That is a very common learner question.

In English, tongs is normally plural. In Danish, the corresponding noun is usually en tang in the singular for a tool like this, and en grilltang for a pair of grill tongs / barbecue tongs.

So Danish treats it as a singular noun where English often uses a plural one.

Examples:

• Hvor er grilltangen? = Where are the tongs?
• Jeg tager grilltangen. = I’ll take the tongs.

This is just a vocabulary difference between the two languages.

Yes. Danish very often combines nouns into one word.

Here:

• grill = grill / barbecue
• tang = tongs / tong-like tool
• grilltang = grill tongs

This is extremely common in Danish. English sometimes writes similar expressions as two words, but Danish usually prefers one compound word.

Other examples:

• kaffekop = coffee cup
• sommerhus = summer house
• toothbrush-type compounds work similarly in Danish too

The noun grilltang is a common gender noun, so its singular forms are:

• en grilltang = a grill tongs / a pair of grill tongs
• grilltangen = the grill tongs

For many common-gender nouns, Danish forms the definite singular by adding -en.

Compare:

• en stol → stolen
• en kop → koppen
• en grilltang → grilltangen

So -en is basically the attached form of the.

By itself, it is usually neutral and direct. It is an imperative, so it is a command, but that does not automatically make it rude.

Tone depends a lot on context, voice, and relationship:

• said calmly while cooking together: perfectly normal
• shouted angrily: rude
• to a friend or family member: very natural
• to a stranger: possibly too direct unless the situation calls for it

If you want to make it softer, Danish can add polite wording, for example:

• Kom hertil med grilltangen, tak. = Come over here with the grill tongs, please.
• Kan du komme herover med grilltangen? = Can you come over here with the grill tongs?

In many everyday situations, yes, Kom her med grilltangen or Kom herover med grilltangen may sound a bit more conversational.

Possible variants:

• Kom her med grilltangen. = Come here with the grill tongs.
• Kom herover med grilltangen. = Come over here with the grill tongs.
• Tag grilltangen med herover. = Bring the grill tongs over here.

Your original sentence is still correct and understandable, but some speakers might prefer one of these alternatives in casual speech.

The sentence has a very straightforward imperative structure:

• Kom = verb in the imperative
• hertil = direction/place
• med grilltangen = prepositional phrase

So it is:

Verb + direction + prepositional phrase

This is normal in Danish commands.

You could think of it as:

• Come
  • over here
    • with the grill tongs

Danish word order is often quite flexible with adverbs and prepositional phrases, but this version is natural and clear.

A rough English-friendly guide might be:

Kom hertil med grilltangen → kom heh-TIL mel GRIL-tang-en

A few notes:

• kom sounds like come, but shorter and crisper
• hertil has stress on the second part: -til
• med is often pronounced more like með / mel / meth depending on speaker and context
• grilltangen has the stress early: GRIL-tang-en

Pronunciation varies by region and speaking style, so this is only a rough guide.

Yes, very possibly. A very natural Danish way to say that would be:

• Tag grilltangen med herover.
• Bring grilltangen herover.

However, Danish often uses kom ... med ... in places where English might prefer bring. So:

• Kom hertil med grilltangen
  and
• Tag grilltangen med herover

can be close in meaning, depending on the situation.

The original sentence focuses on the person’s movement toward the speaker, while still implying they should bring the tongs.